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Washington University in St. Louis Director of Athletics Anthony J. Azama announced the hiring of Pat Juckem as head men’s basketball coach. Juckem (pronounced yuck-um) is the 24thmen’s basketball coach in program history. He replaces Mark Edwards, who retired after 37 seasons at his alma mater. Juckem arrives on the Danforth Campus after spending the past six seasons as the head
Lincoln Land Community College has named Chuck Shanklin as the new head men’s basketball coach. He replaces Chad Jones, who will be coaching the women’s basketball team next season for the Loggers. Shanklin returns to LLCC with more than 20 years of high school and collegiate coaching experience. He previously served as assistant men’s coach
Southern Virginia University Vice President of Athletics Jason Lamb today named Greg Winslow the seventh head men’s basketball coach in the University’s history. Winslow, who has over two decades of coaching experience, served as the assistant men’s basketball coach under Tony Caputo for two of the past three seasons. “We are fortunate to have an
The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved on Tuesday a contract extension for UTSA head men’s basketball coach Steve Henson that will run through the 2023-24 season. The contract extends Henson’s original deal an additional three seasons and raises his base salary from $280,000 to $325,000 per year. “In his two seasons, Coach
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Colgate has rewarded men’s basketball head coach Matt Langel with a five-year contract extension. The new deal comes after Langel guided the Raiders to a historic 2017-2018 season and earned Patriot League Coach of the Year honors. Colgate set a program record with 19 wins and made its first national postseason tournament appearance since 1996
Thanks to great sources who had HoopDirt.com out in front of this one last week (Daily Dirt – 4/26/18). The hiring of Justin Wieck as the head basketball coach at Minnesota Duluth has now been made official. The 33-year old Wieck, who spent the past four seasons on the Minnesota State University-Moorhead coaching staff, becomes the 17th head coach
Former Western Carolina head basketball coach Larry Hunter suffered a stroke over the weekend. Here is an update from WCU: Catamount Athletics learned over the weekend of the hospitalization of former head men’s basketball coach Larry Hunter and has been closely following the situation. We have learned that Hunter suffered a massive stroke, confirming the
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University of Charleston head men’s basketball coach Dwaine Osborne has added Collin Barth to his staff as an assistant coach heading into the 2018-19 Golden Eagle season. “I am so excited to have Collin join the program. He comes highly recommended and has experiences at both the NCAA DI and DII levels, along with time
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George Lynch, a 12-year NBA veteran, coach, former Division I college assistant, and former University of North Carolina star, has been named the new head coach of the Clark Atlanta University Panthers men’s basketball team, CAU Athletic Director J Lin Dawson announced Monday. Lynch takes over for Darrell Walker, who accepted the head coaching position
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University of Louisville men’s basketball head coach Chris Mack has added five impressive members to the Cardinals’ hoops staff. Joining the UofL staff are Director of Basketball Operations Kahil Fennell, an assistant men’s basketball coach last season at Portland State; Strength and Conditioning Coach Andy Kettler, who has worked as the strength and conditioning coach for
A few things to start the week… Portland State assistant coach Kahil Fennell has joined Chris Mack’s new staff at Louisville as the Director of Basketball Operations. Fennell was the associate head coach at Texas-Permian Basin for two years before joining the Portland State staff prior to last season. An official announcement is expected shortly.
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The University of Arkansas at Monticello head men’s basketball coach Kyle Tolin welcomed the addition of Kris Johnson to fulfill an assistant coach role with the Weevil Basketball program. Johnson, who is no stranger to the Great American Conference, joins UAM after spending seven years with the Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Kris
